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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1921
Page
1
Nearly everyone wore overcoats on Tuesday. Sale bills printed at the Record office. A dining room table offered cheap if taken quickly. Notes mention Mrs Green and Mrs Diehl returning from St Joe, relatives visiting in Fairbury, Miss Warthen caring for Grandma Carr, and Dr Viers visiting Lebanon Kansas with his family.
Mr and Mrs Ernest and son motored to Byron for a Sunday visit with his son and sister Fred and Ella Sasse mentioned in the readable note.
Mr and Mrs Howard C Connolly arrived Wednesday from Torrington Wyoming for a visit to the Ball family Mr and Mrs C H Ball in their hometown.
Secretary C. L. Tristman announces a Diller Community Club meeting next Monday at 8 oclock in the city hall. Be there.
Henry Asendorf of a town 64 miles west of Shea left a bill for a future public sale. He intends to locate a new place and has left an order at this office. Watch for his advertisement in the Record next week.
A two percent item priced at 13.90 with tax and war bonds is reported. Little Donna Jane Raymond of Fairbury visits Diller relatives as her mother Mrs Volney Raymond recovers from an operation.
Mr and Mrs C L E Blauser drove from Lincoln to spend a day with her brother E F Habicht and family. They planned to leave yesterday to spend the winter in California.
Cloyd Cully advertises a public sale of his stock and farming implements on Monday November 28 with notice appearing next week. The notice notes Cully may take a position related to Farmers Union Store.
A mix of retail sales and personal notices. A 25 percent discount on ladies suits and dresses is advertised. E L Loock’s residence is being wired for electric lights this week. Mrs Geo Grabber offers well bred Shepherd dogs at 3 dollars each. Mr and Mrs E G Limprecht and Mrs V B Bell visited Lincoln by car. Al Ballard and family visited from Beatrice. Relatives of Herman Ripple returned to Ottertail Minnesota after visiting.
Miss Lillian Wohlfarth, a student at the state normal school in Peru, arrived Wednesday for a brief visit with her family and friends.
The district court convenes in Fairbury next Monday with jurors S C Moser and H Z Diller notified to appear.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Dunn with his sister Mrs. H Z Diller and family visited here overnight and returned Tuesday to their Lincoln home.
Saturday evening event by Corner Stone and Loyal Women classes of the Federated Sunday School at City Hall. Proceeds support local church activities.
Mr and Mrs Clint Tristman and their two boys came home Sunday after spending several days with Clint’s brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Cal Herwig in Humboldt.
Mr and Mrs Frank Hale and their children traveled to Waverly early Sunday to spend the day with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Walter Greenwood and family.
Harlan Hadley announces the re opening of a shoe repair shop at his residence one block north of the Presbyterian church. He invites old customers and others, advertising very reasonable prices.
The Women’s Club met at Mrs. O. J. Mayborn’s home Tuesday evening to discuss Home Economics. Three new members joined the club and after the program Miss Hodam and the girls’ Glee Club performed several musical selections.
Proclamations by the president and governor call for bells to toll from 11 46 to noon across the land. Citizens are invited to pause in memory of departed heroes with two minutes of silent prayer and no street movement during the period.
Miss Susann Randall and others visited friends in Wymore between trains yesterday. Harry Weddle sold his Diller residence to E. E. McCune who will move there. We plan to pull turnips next week and take orders within four miles. Grace Myers taught at North Platte and stayed with the Myers family. Arnold and Elizabeth Fouts visited family before returning to Lincoln. Oil work resumes near Wymore with 3000 feet planned to Mississippi lime formation if needed. Rex and Harry Green return from Fairbury after visiting V. A. Raymond’s family who had an operation.
Professional violinist Miss Knodsieckova and her company perform next Monday night at 8 o clock in the opera house under the auspices of Diller High School. Tickets reserved at Shutt s drug store without extra charge.
Mr and Mrs Harry Gregory from Byron attended the American Legion convention in Kansas City last week. They paused on their return Thursday evening for an overnight visit with her parents Mr and Mrs John Gretzinger.
The B B Kensington club held its annual anniversary banquet Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Will Weddle s home. About thirty five guests, including former members now in Steele City and Diller, enjoyed fancy work, stunts by the entertainment committee, and a country style menu featuring cats oysters and trimmings.
Lester Caylor and Miss Marie Colman visited Powell and returned with plans to visit the Caylor family. Diller Glee Club performances at the educational rally Thursday evening were enthusiastically received. Misses Eleanor Foreman and Ruth Kurtz traveled to Beatrice Friday with Nellie Weaver joining them for the weekend.
Mr and Mrs Wm Sanmann have long resided in the vicinity with recent years spent on the Dhoe ice farm and are mentioned in community notices as local residents.
Alvo Cook shot and killed his eighteen year old wife then killed himself in Fairbury Nebraska on Tuesday afternoon. A neighbor witnessed the shooting and testified Cook denied responsibility claiming the wife fired first. The couple had quarrelled and a gun was found beneath the wife’s pillow.
The article notes a reconciliation after a separation about a year ago. Mrs. Cook prepared at a local business college to enter the business field. Six years earlier Cook's father killed his wife and then herself in Endicott, a family tragedy recalled in the piece.
Fragmentary note references A. D. Ackerman and Feir bury in Nebraska as specialists in optometry practice. Limited readable text suggests an advertisement or professional notice for eye care services.
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